Overview
- Ukraine could cede some territory in exchange for robust Western security guarantees, according to reporting citing European officials in the New York Times.
- Negotiators are weighing limits on the nominal size of Ukraine’s army while allowing additional internal forces such as a national guard, the Washington Post reported.
- The United States signaled it would scale back support once G7 loan tranches tied to frozen Russian assets are paid out, Politico reported via an EU diplomat.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc will not push Kyiv to accept concessions, asserting that any peace plan needs European and Ukrainian assent.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to change Ukrainian law to allow elections if the U.S. and Europe ensure voting security, as the Kremlin warned of serious consequences if Russian assets are confiscated and Russia’s UN envoy cast doubt on a quick peace.